A man posing as a military officer, identified only as Roy, has been arrested at Ve-Golokuati after allegedly snatching a motorbike from an ‘Okada’ rider at Kadjebi in the Oti Region. Manasseh Tomey, 24, the victim and okada rider, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the incident occurred on Monday around 1000 hours, when the suspect, dressed in military mufti, approached him and requested […]
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a bold, long-term plan to develop a new Green Digital City intended to decongest Accra by relocating key government agencies and critical offices, as part of a broader vision to integrate energy innovation with industrial transformation. The President made the announcement on Thursday at Dawa in the Greater Accra […]
A Cape Coast Circuit Court two on Thursday, jailed Eric Asamoah, 22- year old man to 16 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a seven year old boy at Mankessim. Asamoah pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement and was sentenced accordingly by the court presided over by Mrs Nana Aba Quaiba Nunoo. Prosecuting Chief Inspector Simon Sartey told the court that Asamoah stays at Nananom, a surburb of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality same as the victim. […]
The Ghana government, under the auspices of President John Dramani Mahama, will hold a state funeral for the late Former First Lady, Mrs Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings on Friday, November 28, at the Independence Square. A statement issued by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Presidential Spokesman and Minister of State in-charge of Government Communications, said the state […]
Mfantsipim School has once again triumphed, defending its championship position after clinching the top spot in the fiercely contested 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz. Having lifted the trophy last year, the ‘Botwe’ boys returned to the grand finale to successfully secure their status as back-to-back champions. At the end of contest at the New […]
Dr Anthony Ashinyo, Deputy Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, has disclosed that nearly 50,000 female condoms stocked by the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) expired due to low public demand. He told the Ghana News Agency that the expired condoms were part of large consignments procured to promote safer sex among women, but poor patronage rendered most of them unused. “We bought a lot of female condoms […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the University of Ghana to recover funds allegedly paid to senior staff members who went on study leave but failed to return to their posts for over five years. According to Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor of the University, the institution had already begun processes to retrieve […]
Some businesses in Keta and Anloga in the Volta Region have expressed satisfaction at the booming sales during the year’s Anlo Hogbetsotso festival. The 2025 Hogbetsotso festival which was held on the theme; “Building Bridges: From Common History to a Common Destiny,” is a significant cultural celebration, and once again proven to be a boom for local businesses, with various enterprises expressing satisfaction over the surge in sales and bookings experienced during the event. Mr George Amewugah, a hotel manager at Keta, told […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday commissioned the Damongo Camp Prison, which was built and donated to the Ghana Prisons Service by The Church of Pentecost. The Damongo Camp Prison, which is 300 capacity facility is one of five correctional facilities The Church of Pentecost has committed to constructing for the Ghana Prisons Service to support the rehabilitation and […]
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging travellers and airport users to help combat extortion by reporting any incidents involving staff of agencies operating at the country’s airports. The campaign, themed “Help Fight Extortion at Our Airports,” seeks to curb illegal monetary demands while promoting transparency and improving customer […]
